Moviegoers slammed film critics for even daring to take issue with TDKR, which many of them won’t have even seen ahead of its general release this weekend.

The attacks from fans came after film review website Rotten Tomatoes posted less than favourable write ups from various critics, including The Washington Times – which called the movie an ‘epic letdown’.

It went on: ‘Both sides have guns – and they wind up in a massive fistfight in the middle of a street?

‘The same is true of Batman’s final face-off with Bane: single combat? Hand to hand? Really? Is that all you’ve got, Christopher Nolan?

‘It’s as phony as a pro-wrestling bout and rematch: The first time, the villain exploits the hero’s weakness; the second time, the hero figures out where his opponent is vulnerable and utilizes that knowledge. I mean, honestly – this is the best you can come up with?’

The review enraged Batman fanatics who then crashed the Hollywood and Fine website with floods of angry comebacks, causing Rotten Tomatoes to remove their link to the review.

Some of the scathing comments included: ‘You claim this film is pretentious, but you are the one who comes across as a self-aggrandizing know-nothing.Farts to you, sir.’

Another user fumed: ‘Why are people like this allowed to write articles?’ while a third wrote: ‘You should do something other than reviewing movies.. anything.. absolutely anything… but not reviewing movies!! when you are not good at something, you shouldn’t do it!!’

The film has had plenty of positive feedback from other reviewers though, with Empire and Total Film hailing the film as ‘spectacular’ and ‘bold’.